Cancellation guides
Short, step-by-step cancellation guides for every service below. Each one is checked against the official help page where one is published, and against current third-party guides, on the date shown.
How to pause or cancel Netflix
The cancel screen sometimes offers a pause instead of canceling: one month at a time, extendable up to 3 months total. Otherwise cancel in a few steps and keep access until your billing period ends. Verified September 18, 2026.
Read the full guide →AMC+: cancel
No pause option: cancel from Subscription in your account in about 2 minutes. Annual plans are not refunded mid-year.
Full guide →Apple TV+: cancel
Cancel from Subscriptions in your Apple account settings. Paid time runs to period end, but free trials can end at once.
Full guide →BritBox: cancel
Cancel under Plan and Billing at britbox.com at least 24 hours before renewal. Web only; the apps cannot cancel.
Full guide →Crunchyroll: cancel
Cancel under Membership in My Account, then confirm twice. If Apple or Google bills you, cancel in that store instead.
Full guide →CuriosityStream: cancel
Cancel under Plan and Payment in Your Account, or email support. No partial-month refunds on monthly or annual plans.
Full guide →discovery+: cancel
Check who bills you first, then cancel under Subscription. Cancel a day early: free trials end the moment you cancel.
Full guide →Disney+: cancel
No pause option. Cancel under Subscription in your account; expect a discounted-stay or Duo Basic pitch on the way out.
Full guide →ESPN: cancel
One flow cancels Select or Unlimited at espn.com. Canceling Unlimited steers you to a Select downgrade; decline to exit fully.
Full guide →Fox One: cancel
Single tier at $19.99/mo, and direct subscriptions can pause instead of canceling. Pay-TV logins get it free and have nothing to cancel.
Full guide →HBO Max: cancel
No pause option. Cancel under Subscription in your profile; some accounts are offered 50% off for a few months to stay.
Full guide →Hulu: pause or cancel
Pause up to 12 weeks at $0 from Account → Your Subscription → Pause Your Subscription, or cancel outright from the same section.
Full guide →MHz Choice: pause or cancel
Pause up to 3 months on a direct monthly plan, or cancel in Billing Settings at watch.mhzchoice.com; platform-billed subscriptions (Amazon, Apple, Roku) cancel with that biller. All sales are final.
Full guide →Paramount+: cancel
Cancel from Account in your profile menu. Some accounts are offered a free month or two to stay; access runs to period end.
Full guide →Peacock: cancel
The hardest cancel here at 3/5. Cancel under Plans & Payments; watch for a $2.99/mo six-month save offer on the way out.
Full guide →Philo: cancel
No pause option. Cancel from Account on philo.com in a couple of clicks; paid access runs to the end of the billing cycle, then the free channels continue.
Full guide →Prime Video: pause or cancel
You can pause a full Prime membership to hold billing. Standalone Prime Video ($8.99/mo) cancels separately from full Prime ($14.99/mo), and confusing the two is the most common mistake.
Full guide →STARZ: cancel
Cancel under the Subscription tab in Settings and save the confirmation email. Most failed cancels start on the wrong platform.
Full guide →YouTube TV: pause or cancel
Pause up to 6 months and keep your DVR library, or cancel and start a 21-day DVR countdown. Pause needs direct YouTube billing.
Full guide →Smart TV tracking guides
Your TV watches what you watch. These guides switch off automatic content recognition (ACR) and the related ad tracking, brand by brand.
Your smart TV is watching you
How ACR tracking works, why smart TVs are so cheap, the lawsuits behind it, and the four-step defense. Start here, then pick your brand below. Verified October 25, 2026.
Read the full guide →Samsung: turn off TV tracking
Viewing Information Services off, plus interest-based ads and voice recognition, in about 5 minutes.
Full guide →LG: turn off TV tracking
Live Plus and Viewing Information off, and Limit Ad Tracking on, in about 5 minutes.
Full guide →Roku TV: turn off tracking
Automatic Content Recognition off in Smart TV Experience, in about 3 minutes.
Full guide →Sony: turn off TV tracking
Samba Interactive TV plus the Google TV layer underneath, in 5 to 10 minutes.
Full guide →Vizio: turn off TV tracking
Viewing Data off on current and older sets, in about 2 to 3 minutes.
Full guide →TCL: turn off TV tracking
TCL sets run Roku, Google TV, or Fire TV. Find your system first, then switch tracking off.
Full guide →Hisense: turn off TV tracking
EV Service, the VIDAA ACR setting, and the Google, Roku, and Fire TV layers.
Full guide →Fire TV: turn off tracking
Usage data, app usage data, interest-based ads, and the ACR toggle, in about 4 minutes.
Full guide →Google TV: turn off tracking
Usage & Diagnostics off and the advertising ID reset, in about 4 minutes.
Full guide →Official sources
Bundles and carrier perks have no Dormant guide yet, so these cards link straight to the provider's own page.
Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max bundle
One Disney+ account controls the bundle, with ads or without. Current bundle pricing and terms live on Disney's help page.
Official source →Verizon myPlan perks: Netflix, Max, Disney Bundle
Perks are dropped from your Verizon plan, not at each streamer. Perk pricing and terms live on Verizon's perks page.
Official source →Only pay for the months that matter.
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